03 January 2025
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Join us in February for Scottish Family History Month, supported by National Records of Scotland and Strathclyde University, as we present a series of insightful online webinars led by some of the best speakers in the field.
What is Scottish Family History Month?
Now in its fourth year, Scottish Family History Month is hosted by Family Tree and History Scotland and brings together some of the best speakers from the world of Scottish family history.
Each of our expert sessions comprises a 45-minute Zoom talk, followed by a 30-minute Q&A, during which you can submit your question(s) to the speaker.
Scottish Family History Month programme:
Choose to attend individual talks or opt for the 'bundle' ticket to enjoy all sessions at a discounted rate.
Bundle and individual tickets also include 'Trace Your Scottish Ancestors' digital guide, worth £4.99.
Find your Scottish Stories (Mary Evans)
Behind the names and the dates you can often find a story. In her presentation family history researcher Mary Evans will look at useful and colourful resources that can add insights to your ancestors’ lives. Who would have known, for instance, that the reporting in a local newspaper, about a group of gambling children, with a taste for gingerbread, would have led to the smashing of a family history brickwall centuries later? Join us for an enjoyable session with stories and research skills rolled into one!
3 February, 6.30pm | Buy an individual ticket - £12 | Buy bundle
Scottish directories: a source for people, places, trades and professions (Tahitia McCabe, University of Strahtclyde)
As we go about our family and local history research, directories provide information on the development of trades and professions in an area, list local clubs, churches and schools often giving member names and meeting times and show information on transportation and local holidays. In short, if you want a picture of what a town or city provided to its residents, a directory is a great place to start.
Hundreds of digitized Scottish directories will be explored along with innovative online tools combining maps and directory data.
6 February, 6.30pm | Buy an individual ticket - £12 | Buy bundle
Caledonian Petitions Society (Lorna Kinnaird)
Following the Napoleonic Wars, many children of Presbyterian parents in London faced destitution, as they did not qualify for parochial relief.
Genealogist Lorna Kinnaird is working on a fascinating collection of records that sheds light on these individuals and their families through their years of extreme hardship.
11 February, 6.30pm | Buy an individual ticket - £12 | Buy bundle
What's new and exciting in Scottish family history
(Chris Paton)
Whether the Scottish records you need are online or offline, this session will bring you right up to date on how to find them as Scottish genealogy expert Chris Paton provides a summary of the resources available to those seeking Scottish ancestors.
18 February, 6.30pm | Buy an individual ticket - £12 | Buy bundle
Scotland’s People: Beyond Birth Death and Marriage records
(Veronica Schreuder, National Records Scotland)
Scotland’s People www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk is the official Scottish Government website for searching government records and archives and is run by National Records of Scotland.
The statutory registers and old parish registers of births, deaths and marriages are often the first records people search when exploring their family on the Scotland’s People site.
In her talk, Veronica will introduce record sets that might help to further research beyond these records including kirk session records, military service appeal tribunal papers, prison registers, lightkeeper registers and Scottish Women’s Land Army index cards.
26 February, 6.30pm | Buy an individual ticket - £12 | Buy bundle
Webinars can be booked individually at £12 each or as a bundle from just £50 (or £40 for Family Tree Plus members and Family Tree magazine subscribers). All sessions include a Q&A and will be recorded for registrants to view afterwards.
Talks will be available as recordings for a specified duration afterwards, as itemised in the emails you will receive from Zoom.
Scottish Family History Month is supported by National Records of Scotland and Strathclyde University.
